Meeting mommy in jail

May 11, 2012 21:48 IST

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Cori Walters, 32, (R) hugs her daughter Hannah Walters, 6, at California Institute for Women state prison in Chino, California. An annual Mother's Day event, Get On The Bus, brings children in California to visit their mothers in prison. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson

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Olga Ortiz, 55 (L) holds 11-month-old Axel after he visited his mother at California Institute for Women state prison. Axel was separated from his mother Norma Ortiz, 31, at birth. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson

Mothers watch their children arrive to visit at California Institute for Women state prison in Chino, California. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson

Christal Huerta, 22, (L) and Breeanna Huerta, 12, hug each other on a bus after visiting their mother at California Institute for Women state prison in Chino, California. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson

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Fulorise Gadson (R) of Riverside plays with her daughter Ken'yida Draper, 7. 60% of parents in California Institute for Women state prison report being held over 100 miles from their children. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson

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Norma Ortiz, 31, kisses one of her children as she sits next to her mother Olga Ortiz (L), 55. Norma's children are (L-R) 11-month-old Axel Ortiz, Jovanny Cedillo, Anthony Elizalde, and Christopher Cedillo. Norma has not seen Axel since he was born, and the other children for one and a half years. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson

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Camille Glinton sits on the bus after leaving her mother at California Institute for Women state prison in Chino, California. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson